Christmas Mouse - Sam's invention

This year Sam asked alot about an Elf on a Shelf. It is a fad that started when Andrew was born. Or maybe that is just when I realized there is an Elf that comes to your house. He watches you and reports to Santa when you have been good. If you have been good the Elf is in a different spot in the house to show that he left to go to the North Pole and came back to visit your house.

The Elf has not come to our house. For whatever reason - probably because that is not a family tradition of Owen's or mine. We didn't have that growing up and did not invite or introduce it to our children.

For years, this has not been an issue. Except this year. Sam really wanted to get one.

So instead he created the Christmas mouse. I think his name was Tawny. Here are a few pictures of Tawny the mouse moving around our house.